The tree-like sculptures growing out of the tables in this canteen by Spanish architects Estudio Nomada are meant to remind diners of eating outdoors
The studio drew on the culture and traditions of Galicia in north-west Spain to design the museum shop and canteen for Peter Eisenman's Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.
The legs of the dining tables in the canteen area extend upwards to form stylised trees, which have an aluminium frame beneath the oak exterior and can incorporate additional lighting.
"The idea behind the trees was to evoke, through a contemporary language, the gatherings of people during rural summer festivities," Enrique de Santiago of Estudio Nomada. "To shelter from the sun these types of celebrations take place under trees' shade along long tables, so we designed the tables by elongating their feet into branches."
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